I think we are the only ones

MNgirl326 · June 2012

who are not potty training right now. LO is sort of interested but doesn't really get it. I am not really interested in struggling with it right now, and have no issues with changing diapers.

Therefore we are holding off. But yet, almost every other post here is about potty training.

IS there anyone else out there that is NOT potty training and simply going to wait a bit longer?? Or am I lone wolf on this board?

groovygrl · June 2012

DS is not PTing, he will be 3 in august so don't feel bad. I'm not into pushing it if he is openly resistant (as in, when I mention it he clearly states NO! pretty much every time). His sister PTed a litlte after 2 1/2 with no problems but showed all the signs of interest/readiness & is even trained at night on her own now (to the point where she'll get up at like 1 am and go pee by herself & just calls us to help get re-dressed). Her only issue now is going in public & we're working on that. So I feel like I am just going to follow his leads. If we hit 3 & he still is being so resistant, I will probably start to ease him in & try some things and see how it goes.

Don't feel bad. If you don't have a reason to PT (like preschool related or something) and you don't think there are developmental issues, I personally don't see the need to push it. But then again, I don't hate changing diapers & frankly find them rather convenient haha.

LSU628 · June 2012

DD was nowhere close to PTing at your LO's age. It has really only been in the last month or so that she has really understood and shown an interest. And ditto pp that sometimes diapers are way easier than trying to find a bathroom when DD announces in a store that she has to potty!

smerka · June 2012

We are not. BUT DS1's urologist told me not to in order to not screw up the surgery he had last year on his kidney. We go back in July so I'll talk to the doctor about it then. He's not really showing too many signs of being ready either. It would be nice to not have to buy diapers for two kids, though.

sucredee · June 2012

I think part of it is that it is summer. A lot of people are off during the summer (or at least have some time off). Plus dealing with wet clothes etc is much easier when you don't have to wear much clothing to begin with. It is easier to let kids run around naked or in just undies when it is warm outside. Since my DD is of a potty trainable age I figured i would give it a shot. We are raising our nieces as well and they are gone for a good part of the summer which makes it easier as well since I don't have to worry about getting them places. Diapers are certainly not a big deal but now is just a good time to try it. DD does need to be PT (or close to it) when she moves up at daycare at 2.5 so she does have a reason soon anyway. obviously I'm having trouble (since I'm one of the many PT posters) and if it doesn't work I will try again in a few weeks. I must admit though it will be nice to get it out of the way even though I don't mind diapers so much. It will be nice to have the extra room in our suitcase when we travel. Smile

MrsWindyCity · June 2012

We're not. We've introduced him to the potty and he will go occasionally, but we haven't done anything more than that. Depending on how he is doing/acting, I might try over a long weekend like Labor Day or something like that.

IEtoLA · June 2012

At your LO's age, my DD wasn't ready. DD didn't start showing an interest until about 2-3 months ago. It is also easier during the summer since I can just stay home devote the time to potty train. I also wanted to do it now because I'm due in October and didn't want to PT too close to the arrival of the next LO and chance regression and too many life changes for DD when the baby gets here.

JoannaJes · June 2012

DS refused to sit on the potty until he was three. Then he trained, quite quickly.

Kadyra · June 2012

We started PTing but DS wasn't into it so we stopped. He will be 3 in August as well. I'd love to be done with it by the time LO arrives but if we're not, oh well.

Moozilla11 · June 2012

We are not technically. Some days DD wants to potty on the toilet but 98% of the time she just likes to sit on the toilet. She would rather potty in a diaper.

We might try to get more serious about it in a couple months..

Arnegard · June 2012

My DD shows some interest, but we are not pushing it. We have a vacation planned in a month and don't need to be stopping every 20 minutes when she says she needs to pee. We'll work on it more in the fall.

Smores730 · June 2012

I think the summer has a lot to do with it too. We trained my DD pretty much outside with the little potty on the patio. It's much easier to clean

I'd just like to voice my own opinion in saying the "not showing interest" comment is used waaaay too much around here. Granted I've only potty trained one kid, but she wasn't interested at all. I was interested and I didn't give her a choice. Diapers = gone. I'm also thankful that I didn't wait, because I think for some children the longer you wait the more defiant and opinionated they become on the topic.

superaunt · June 2012

she's in pullups and will ask to go on occasion but has yet to do anything more than sit on the toilet for 2.5 seconds. i'm in no rush.

MrsG2B83 · June 2012

At your LO's age, my DS's Godfather bought his the coolest potty..... and he used it to store his toys.

Now DS will be three in 4 months and he is just starting to like the potty. He won't do anything on it but he'll sit on it all day. Only one specific sitter can get him to potty and I don't get how she does it.

I agree with PPs saying it has to do with the summer. I teach so I have 8 weeks off. We're tackling sleeping in our own beds, no more bottles, eating fruits and veggies and pottying.

It's not a race, your LO will do it when (s)he's ready

MNgirl326 · June 2012

MrsG2B83:

At your LO's age, my DS's Godfather bought his the coolest potty..... and he used it to store his toys.

Now DS will be three in 4 months and he is just starting to like the potty. He won't do anything on it but he'll sit on it all day. Only one specific sitter can get him to potty and I don't get how she does it.

I agree with PPs saying it has to do with the summer. I teach so I have 8 weeks off. We're tackling sleeping in our own beds, no more bottles, eating fruits and veggies and pottying.

It's not a race, your LO will do it when (s)he's ready

oh yeah, I know. I was just reading through all the posts and it seems like so many are PTing related. I get what you are saying about the summer thing. I teach too, and right now we are working on nice touch vs hit and the toddler bed. So, yeah, i can see how others are working on Pting.

Well, I am glad to hear I am not the only one. IT was beginning to feel a little lonely on the non-PTing island. So, I am glad to hear there are others here as well.

jpearce327 · June 2012

We are not!

My DS is like a week older than yours, and I have no desire to try! He isn't interested at all.

We chat about it frequently, but it just hasn't clicked yet. I get that some people think it's easier to train in the summer, but we do a lot of activities out and about, and I don't want to worry about running to a potty (at the park, zoo, pool, etc.) over and over again.

Ya, I'm lazy. I'll admit it.

gretch1020 · June 2012

DD is in daycare and they work with her there. She doesn't seem to have any interest in the potty at home so I'm not pushing it yet.

queenofkings76 · June 2012

DS just turned two on June 8 and we haven't started potty training. We have talked about it but haven't decided when.

kristinrotondo · June 2012

We're not either right now. Ben's not three until November, so I feel like I'll panic more by then. He was really interested for a while there, but now just refuses to wear underwear or try the potty, and I am not a fan of pushing it. I am a teacher, and kept telling myself (and everyone else - because, yes, EVERYONE keeps asking!!!) that I'd start when we were home together in the summer. Well, we're on week two of being home and I still haven't really tried yet. He's nearly fully potty-trained when he's at daycare, though, so I know he's capable, just not willing yet.

BeachBum73 · June 2012

We're not and I haven't thought about when I'd like to start.

gremaud07 · June 2012

DS is nowhere near ready and his 3. We did buy a potty seat and talk about it alittle especially about Thomas the Train underwear.

He could care less about his dirty diaper.

kristinem17 · June 2012

DS is 2 years and 5 months - not potty training yet. He's not even close to being ready. However, having said that, as his daycare academy he was just moved up into Room 3 and one of the things they learn/teach in Room 3 is to use the potty. They have already began to take him to it at different times throughout the day - an introduction for now. Come next summer, the Room 3 kids will only be moved up into Room 4 if they are potty trained. So fingers crossed that he will be trained by then. He will be 3 years 4 months at the end of the academic year. Surely by then he will be out of diapers.

kcisthebombdotcom · June 2012

We are going to start next month after we get back from vacation. I did not want to go on a 6.5 hour car ride (which will likely be double that with 2 kids in tow) with a newly PT 2 year old when there's sometime 30 miles between exits. No thank you.

I would have never started the process with a barely 2 year old boy, honestly.

BelleIsa · June 2012

We're not going to try until August. We wanted to wait until she was good and used to her new baby sister first...

AgrippaRidesAgain · June 2012

JoannaJes:
DS refused to sit on the potty until he was three. Then he trained, quite quickly.

Pretty much this. Wait until he's ready and it will be incredibly easy.

chloephoebecali · June 2012

Don't push it. He is so young. If you push too early, you will be "training" for a very long time. *Knocks on wood* We've been able to do it VERY casually and she has totally caught on. I wasn't sure if I was going to follow through and continue, but she gets it and has been doing great in her underwear/clothes. Do it when you are both clearly ready. Otherwise it will be a nightmare. And ignore what other people say/do. My friend has been "training" since Nov and finally she is doing it consistently. I casually did it over a few days and we are leaving the house without diapers.

memali26 · June 2012

We are potty training already because she wants to. She's been asking to sit on the potty since about 18 months, but I didn't want to really potty train until summer because we had a new baby when she was 19 months, I baby sit 45 hours a week during the school year, and my husband is a teacher, so come summer we have more time to focus on her and my husband is only working 20 hours a week vs 50-60, so he can be home to help more. Had DD1 not been interested or been very resistant, we would have waited, but she's interested and excited and doing great.

CallMeLauraJane · June 2012

We didn't even approach it until about two months ago. I don't think you're a lone wolf! If he's not ready, he's not ready!

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